Neroli Lumiere

It's kinda lol this is sold as an EDT. I love everything neroli and bought this as a blind buy since I love Rose Olivier. Wow, what a gorgeous neroli. Rivals Tom Ford Neroli Portofino in it's formulation and execution. The orange blossom and lemon dominate upon opening but in its dry down the neroli emerges and blooms so beautifully alongside the white floral accord. The fragrance is anchored in a rich amber and I think it's what helps give this such a superior longevity. I have to say, this has far better performance than Tom Ford; last night I sprayed one arm with TF Neroli Portofino and the other arm with Neroli Lumiere and the next morning when I woke up I could still smell remnants of the Lumiere. I'm not sure in what world a $130/3.4 oz EDT can outpace a $250/1.7 oz EDP, but it's true, folks, and that says a lot. While, like an idiot, I continue to buy Tom Ford fragrances, Bastide has far superior chemistry and performance than the watered down, gimmicky scam of a fragrance house Tom Ford has become. Very very impressed with this one. Safe blind buy if you love neroli.

Woah! This is a triumphant Neroli! Not a hint of synthetic, but a blast of the purest, uplifting, sparkly, bubbly Neroli, soon calming to gentle woody-grapefruit with a dancing, sunny orange blossom en tail, with currant leaf backing... suave! Leans masculine, insofar the floral aspect here is toned down a lot - you won't smell jasmine, you may just about perceive a hint of it every now and then. It speaks of summer, of joie de vivre, of light, of tangy happiness. The heat is roasting your skull? This will make you forget it, and transport you in the lemon tree house among the tender blooms, to make you dream of lemonade in the leafy glade. Dream of love, Italy, the sunset on the beach, the butterflies of life fluttering inside. This. Is. Truly. Glorious. Dry down to die for, smooth, elegant... impossible to frame with words! Worth every penny, and although a bit too masculine for me I keep reaching for it. I just love it!

Orange flower without the fecal undertones. That is an accomplishment! It could be the neroli in it or perhaps the jasmine that comes off like night jasmine. But regardless, it's a floral combination that just sings and beautifully. I also noticed a fleeting minty herbiness, but that's neither here nor there. This is masterful perfumery. I so badly want to qualify this as a unisex fragrance, but who am I kidding. It skews femmy. I'm torn because I really would like to add this to my collection. But I don't know that I have it in me to explain to people around me that I'm the one smelling like an 80's Kotex commercial where the women featured are riding horses and playing tennis.

This. Neroli. Oh my! I've been dying to find a perfume that resembles the Glossier Body Hero body wash, which is a gorgeous bright, citrusy bomb of neroli and orange blossom, and nothing I've tried before Neroli Lumiere came close (or lasted very long on me). This gorgeous perfume is it, it's so fresh and clean and exactly how I want to smell on a hot summer day! One of my favorite neroli scents of all time- just so refreshing!! And the lasting power is so impressive (frankly for all of their scents). I find citrus and neroli scents rarely last on me, but this one has some serious staying power!

Concentration is closer to an EdP than an EdT. This house, famous for it's natural products, delivers a sweet explosive orange blossom right from the opening, underlined by an elegant black currant (not cassis !) . Throughout it's development, orange blossom remains dominant vs. Neroli, a honeyly amber maintains the global white floral sweetness. This is a simple but elegant affordable intense natural orange blossom from sunny Provence, very nice !